CBS Uses Father of California Shooting Victim to Push Gun Control

CBS Evening News seems to have shifted from merely reporting the news to becoming an advocate. On Tuesday, June 17, fill-in host Jeff Glor introduced a segment on gun control that sounded more like anti-gun propaganda from Michael Bloomberg than an actual news report.  Glor began by hyping “Today, the man who reenergized the movement for stricter gun laws took his fight to the nation's…
Jeffrey Meyer
June 17th, 2014 8:37 PM

Thom Hartmann Actually Believes Keith Olbermann Was Early 'Big Cheerle

Remember that scene in "Spinal Tap" when lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel showed documentary filmmaker Rob Reiner how he could turn up the volume on his amplifier all the way to 11, for that "extra push over the cliff" which he couldn't get with ordinary amps that would only go to 10? Left wing radio host Thom Hartmann just cranked Iraq war revisionism all the way to 11. (Audio after the jump)
Jack Coleman
June 17th, 2014 5:58 PM

Krystal Ball Won’t Stop Harping On Republicans

MSNBC The Cycle co-host Krystal Ball enjoyed an extra hour with which to bash Republicans and puff the Obama administration today as she filled in on the 1 p.m. Eastern Ronan Farrow Daily program. Ball questioned whether breaking news of the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala, a terrorist wanted for organizing the Benghazi attacks, would “take away a sort of key talking point for Republicans.”…
Laura Flint
June 17th, 2014 5:45 PM

Mother of Benghazi Victim on CNN: 'All I've Asked for' From Hillary Is

In a passionate interview with host Brooke Baldwin on the June 17 edition of CNN Newsroom, Patricia Smith – mother of slain U.S. diplomat Sean Smith – voiced her frustrations about the lack of answers she has received from the Obama administration regarding Benghazi. Smith had one basic request for Hillary Clinton, a simple phone call [MP3 audio here; video below]:
Connor Williams
June 17th, 2014 5:22 PM

AP Pair Continues the 'No WMDs' Lie, Defines Anyone Who Doesn't Suppor

The Obama administration doesn't have a plan for dealing with the crisis in Iraq. The left apparently believes it's up to obviously out of power "neocons" to have a plan. Though he has dispatched 275 military advisors to that country, his virtual ultimatum to that Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki — no angel by any stretch, but still a better alternative to a civil war or an ISIS-run…
Tom Blumer
June 17th, 2014 4:23 PM

Jimmy Fallon Takes a Swipe at ObamaCare

Just a few days ago NewsBusters noted that Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon has started making subtle jabs at President Obama. In last night's monologue he joked with the crowd about the president's recent annual physical checkup, taking a swipe at ObamaCare. The president, Fallon deadpanned, had complained about some pain in his right foot, but, "when asked why he doesn't get it treated, Obama…
Jackie Seal
June 17th, 2014 3:12 PM

Lefty Pundits Distort Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling to Smear Pro-life

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony List should be allowed to challenge in court an Ohio state law that criminalizes making false statements in an election campaign. The law, which subjects individuals and groups to costly litigation, fines, and even jail time if they can't defend their political speech to bureaucrats and judges, was used…
June 17th, 2014 2:55 PM

Daily Kos: ‘Sane’ GOPers Should Stand Up to the Tea Party By Votin

In a 2008 column for The Hill, Daily Kos boss Markos Moulitsas warned Democrats not to listen to Republican "concern trolls," a term for those on one side of the political fence who seek to undermine the other side by offering it seemingly good (but actually bad) counsel. "Democrats," wrote Moulitsas, "understand that they're not in the business of giving their opponents advice." Nonetheless…
Tom Johnson
June 17th, 2014 2:14 PM

Chris Wallace: Cronkite 'Would Not Be Happy to See What's Happening in

In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace condemned network television news for being obsessed with "what's trending online or some Internet YouTube video" rather than hard news, lamenting: "I'm frankly disheartened by some of the stuff I see creeping into newscasts." He further observed: "The weekday morning television shows have really been overrun by…
Kyle Drennen
June 17th, 2014 1:00 PM

CNN's Cuomo Suggests GOPers 'Shut Up' from Blaming Obama, Expects 'Con

On Tuesday's New Day show, during an interview with Paul Wolfowitz, CNN's Chris Cuomo was confrontational toward the former Bush administration Deputy Defense Secretary as the New Day co-host complained about Republicans blaming President Obama's troop withdrawal for the chaos in Iraq, arguing that such talk undermines the President from dealing with the situation because there is not a "united…
Brad Wilmouth
June 17th, 2014 12:47 PM

CBS Puffs Pot as an Empowerment Tool for Women: 'Breaking the Grass Ce

CBS This Morning on Tuesday continued its role as the biggest cheerleader of legalized marijuana. Reporter Barry Petersen hailed the role of women in Colorado's expanding pot industry. A network graphic touted, "Breaking the Grass Ceiling." Except for one throw-away line, the entire segment avoided the health dangers of marijuana. Instead, Petersen hyped women and pot: "And as in other…
Scott Whitlock
June 17th, 2014 12:30 PM

Ed Schultz Contradicted By Own Guests: Republicans Not Just Fear Monge

Ed Schultz, never one to be left behind in radical left wing rhetoric, followed suit with the rest of MSNBC in condemning an intervention in Iraq on the June 16 edition of The Ed Show. Within the first 10 minutes, he had already blamed Republicans for using “dirty scare tactics,” claimed that they were calling for “troops on the ground,” and asked viewers to text in their answers to the utterly…
Laura Flint
June 17th, 2014 11:40 AM

Sneering MSNBCers: Tea Party Wants to Go Back to '1860' and Hates Thos

In a desperate effort to tout the collapse of the Republican Party, guest host of The Last Word, Ari Melber was joined by Howard Dean and David Frum on Monday evening to discuss the lack of serious ideas coming from the right. According to the MSNBC liberals, the fearful Tea Party wants to go back to a pre-Civil War America. The guests swapped theories on the relationship between the GOP and…
Jackie Seal
June 17th, 2014 11:19 AM

CBS Holds Obama Accountable for Iraq Chaos, NBC and ABC Avoid

While all three network morning shows covered the ongoing terrorist invasion of Iraq on Tuesday, only CBS This Morning made the connection between President Obama's foreign policy and the chaos in the country. In an interview with former U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, This Morning co-host Charlie Rose wondered: "Has the United States and the Obama administration failed to pay sufficient…
Kyle Drennen
June 17th, 2014 10:55 AM